Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country’s antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The statue is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but not on display. The artefact will […]
Postcards: Egyptian mummies paraded through Cairo on way to new museum
NADEEN EBRAHIM, of Reuters, reports on last week’s unusual procession through the streets of Cairo…